British Aid Burned by Americans: Exlusive!

[Trojan]

EXCLUSIVE: UP IN FLAMES
Tons of British aid donated to help Hurricane Katrina victims to be BURNED by Americans
From Ryan Parry, US Correspondent in New York

HUNDREDS of tons of British food aid shipped to America for starving Hurricane Katrina survivors is to be burned.

US red tape is stopping it from reaching hungry evacuees.

Instead tons of the badly needed Nato ration packs, the same as those eaten by British troops in Iraq, has been condemned as unfit for human consumption.

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And unless the bureaucratic mess is cleared up soon it could be sent for incineration.

One British aid worker last night called the move "sickening senselessness" and said furious colleagues were "spitting blood".

The food, which cost British taxpayers millions, is sitting idle in a huge warehouse after the Food and Drug Agency recalled it when it had already left to be distributed.

Scores of lorries headed back to a warehouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, to dump it at an FDA incineration plant.

The Ministry of Defence in London said last night that 400,000 operational ration packs had been shipped to the US.

But officials blamed the US Department of Agriculture, which impounded the shipment under regulations relating to the import and export of meat.

The aid worker, who would not be named, said: "This is the most appalling act of sickening senselessness while people starve.

"The FDA has recalled aid from Britain because it has been condemned as unfit for human consumption, despite the fact that these are Nato approved rations of exactly the same type fed to British soldiers in Iraq.

"Under Nato, American soldiers are also entitled to eat such rations, yet the starving of the American South will see them go up in smoke because of FDA red tape madness."

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The worker added: "There will be a cloud of smoke above Little Rock soon - of burned food, of anger and of shame that the world's richest nation couldn't organise a p**s up in a brewery and lets Americans starve while they arrogantly observe petty regulations.

"Everyone is revolted by the chaotic shambles the US is making of this crisis. Guys from Unicef are walking around spitting blood.

"This is utter madness. People have worked their socks off to get food into the region.

"It is perfectly good Nato approved food of the type British servicemen have. Yet the FDA are saying that because there is a meat content and it has come from Britain it must be destroyed.

"If they are trying to argue there is a BSE reason then that is ludicrously out of date. There is more BSE in the States than there ever was in Britain and UK meat has been safe for years."

The Ministry of Defence said: "We understand there was a glitch and these packs have been impounded by the US Department of Agriculture under regulations relating to the import and export of meat.

"The situation is changing all the time and at our last meeting on Friday we were told progress was being made in relation to the release of these packs. The Americans certainly haven't indicated to us that there are any more problems and they haven't asked us to take them back."

Food from Spain and Italy is also being held because it fails to meet US standards and has been judged unfit for human consumption.

And Israeli relief agencies are furious that thousands of gallons of pear juice are to be destroyed because it has been judged unfit.

The FDA said: "We did inspect some MREs (meals ready to eat) on September 13. They are the only MREs we looked at. There were 70 huge pallets of vegetarian MREs.

"They were from a foreign nation. We inspected them and then released them for distribution."

[Source]

I just want to clearify that I truly appreciate the time and money (food) that my British friends have donated. I apoligize for my Government not dealing with this matter in a way I'm sure you people feel that it should be handled. And I think we could come up with some solution. I personaly think we could use the Aid. The food is good enough for your Soldiers, it's good enough for our not so lucky citizens. I love your Country with a strong passion. I respect all of you. I am honored to be your friend and fellow admin. What you guys have done for us is not to be thought of as waste. But what you havce done as a Great Union is you did well in the name of humanity and sanctity. Let us remain friends, brothers and associates for the sake of humanity and sanctity. These Americans that have neglected to use your assistance were wrong. And for that, as an American; I am sorry! -Troj

[Hellfighter]

its all about power and top dogs up top don't like to have import anything.

personal i think it some big wig who is slamming it into the burner. all the way up in Washington DC. there some real jerks who don't care at all about people. not the redtape at all. it about who can shit on others better in Washington DC.

sad fact

[Lucky]

i dont get it that much, we are 1 world! infact, we were all 1 contenent at one time. We are all human beings, we all need the basic nessesities of life, but our culture has brought it out that power is a good thing, but heck, if it goes like this, there will be no imports and exports, because nobody will want to look like they are not in power. i dont get why we all dont stop getting in fights over stupid stuff and treat other pople nicely and not discriminate people. heck, we are all people, we all have working organs but what we look like on the outside is the thing people make fun of. its not funny. SEIROUSLY. I looked back at how i made fun of people when i was like in 5th grade and i notice how stupid it was, but when we all are nuked to death we will realize that we needed each orther when we needed it most

i think that is the best paragraph i have ever written. i am very politicially, and i think that the world is going downhill. its not just bush, so stop blaming him. its eveybody

sorry for the long post

[Trojan]

Living, the World is struggling. It's up to us to make a difference. We are fortunate to have this freedom of free speech and expression. We either lead, follow or get the hell out of the way. I'm personally on a mission. Unity as we Militia promote, it needs be thought about and supported. I hear ya little buddy. I'm here to talk to you if you ever need me.